New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-24

vAINLY TRYING TO HOLD THE FACTIONS.

NO ENTHUSIASM AROUSED BY CHAPIS5 NAME
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
Lncoln's advice Never swap horses while
Ing stream" boon ignored by the Democratic man-
ayers Brooklynin nominating Alfred G. Chaplin for
Mayor instead OF Daniel d. Whitney, and thus they
vite the inevitable disaster which will befs their ticket
IN November II has been almost the inyarable rule in
Brooklyn for the Democrats good for
one term BY denomination and some Mayors have had
three terms.
From the Democratic point OF view Mayor has done
more fer the party has obeyed the behesis OF
" Boss McLaus hn better than Mayor Whitney. He
has Ia II OF his own. But Mr. Whitney served his
too we'll The boss did not dare again TO at
tempt TO stem tho rising the % indignation. but
the temper OF the spectators In the nominating conven-
ton shows that he has overreached himself We don
icicc! which cried in the convention, will
be the rallyng cry of the campaign against Cnapin
The strongest arguments nat Will he used against Mr.
Chaplin are his close association with Austin Corbin and
the Long Island anil Manhattan Beach railroad conpa-
MES which seeking to monopolze certain Brooklyn
streets his against the Freedom of worship ana the
Fivecent Elevated Railroad Fare bills when he was
In the Assembly, and his Identification with
Boss" Mclaughlin. A minor fact that will be
sure to weigh against him in some minds Is
his retaining in his possession after his term as Speaker
OF the Assembly ended the desk and chair which hev
used They first used in the new Capitol
at Albany. and we're selected ny Mr. Chaplin, although
them away TO his house in Brooklyn.
REPUBLICANS FEEL ELATED.
BROOKLYN Republicans feel jubant the prospects
OF the campaign With Colonel Baird TO poll the full Re-
publican and aargc Independent vote and the Democratic
divided between three Democratic eandidates-Or
both Clancy the Labor nominee and Utter the Prohibit
ionist DemOcrasthere rs almost certainty or he-
publican triumph. The prospects of a large vote for
Clancy have bee greatly increased by Chapns nOninh-
lion and the en- huSiasm at the meetings addressed by
feature of the campaign would he DEBATE pe,Ween
ticket is rnn TO and the shove by the in
cauious remark Of one of the managers OF me party
LIN, a." I'm AFRAID U''ef WI" got ero'' "''"'
Outside the Mayoralty Republican prospects arc
equally bright The nominations ior Aldermen al -iase
are particularly to lie commended Tue names were
selected in the heat OF convention but ~ qhet
conference OF twentyslN deegates one from e'n "SIu
and OF high standing ma recognized ahlY Wo'e
selected. all OF whom have accepted Inc strength o.
the Republican uineeS Is such that the Dcmocrais
threw all the present Aldernen-dt large anu h@hed
new TO match the Republicans
For snorif clark ID. Rhnenart has many elements OF
strength possessed by 81 - furey despite me la
patronage In the Navy Yard and his strength WI"
the Democratic workers He Is expected TO reaoh
one end OF the party and MI ,hap'n ,he o'ne'.
friends ana he viii be badly cont" Thomas Fcne Will
,ote n GOOD RIM AZ inst Suncryi Sor M arge Unarl,
whose ambition the Mtyorsty was SUNNI ,rlly sup
pressed by the boss a itir comparison oi Inc whoe
tickets shows general superiority favor OF the RcpuO-
c.n candidates. The irst great mass me''inc or inc
campaign will be held IL The Breokfn Academy 81 MnsG
this evening V White preside aud speeches will
be made by ex- Mayor Low General L. Woo itord. Col
onel A. - Baird aud NeSsrS. kmnear', tiicie ot on,
nor Backus and Mcdonald. meeting VIII also ne held
tonight in the Seventeenth Ward. IN GrccnpOint-ave
Democratic nominations for state SenaarS IN Mugs
County Will ne made This everng I'm the I'D District II
pecte thai eSSenitor Jacobs will be named 10 sue
coed Pierce although the latter does not Wish 10
retire Bat Governor Hill wants facnbS party
leader the Scnl he do more there than any
one else So he Will imported into the strongly
Democratic lid District he could not bc elected ia
his ard dit Il dare two years ago In the MA
District Ross expected 10 me hope
contest against Eugene f. OConnor and in the Nth As
eembiymen Earl or Farrell Will Try conclusions
with Senator Worth